I didn't know anything about this part of history going into it, so I learned a lot. LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemmons are great in their roles, as always.
I don't usually want movies to be longer, but this one would have maybe benefitted from a bit more time. It is definitely a full-attention movie; no multi-tasking.
Judas and the Black Messiah
You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
2/12/2021Runtime
126 minsOverview
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
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A gripping historical thriller that splits between the moral erosion of an FBI informant and the blazing idealism of a revolutionary leader, culminating in a tragedy that lingers long after the credits roll.
Mood
TenseDefiantMournfulExhilarating
Themes
BetrayalPowerCorruptionJusticeIdentity
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Two-hander
Heads up
Graphic violence
Daniel Kaluuya
Fred Hampton
LaKeith Stanfield
Bill O'Neal
Jesse Plemons
Roy Mitchell
Dominique Fishback
Deborah Johnson
Ashton Sanders
Jimmy Palmer
Algee Smith
Jake Winters
Darrell Britt-Gibson
Bobby Rush
Lil Rel Howery
Wayne
Dominique Thorne
Judy Harmon
Martin Sheen
J. Edgar Hoover
Amari Cheatom
Collins
Khris Davis
Steel
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